1979 Oakland Raiders Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Flores (9-7)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Raiders Statistics
1979 Oakland Raiders Results

The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Raiders chalked up 365 points, and the defensive squad conceded 337. Ken Stabler led the charge, passing for 3,615 yards. Cliff Branch hauled in 59 passes for 844 yards. Dave Casper, Mark van Eeghen and Raymond Chester each contributed to the receiving game as well.

Mark van Eeghen ran for a team-best 818 yards for Oakland.

The sticky-fingered defense created 46 turnovers. Lester Hayes picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Flores coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
56Jeff BarnesLBMarch 1, 19556'2"223CaliforniaPhiladelphia, PA USA160
68Joe BellDEApril 20, 19566'3"250Norfolk St.10
38Rufus BessDBSeptember 13, 19565'9"184South Carolina St.Hartsville, SC USA160
81Morris BradshawWROctober 19, 19526'1"195Ohio St.Highland, IL USA33
21Cliff BranchWRAugust 1, 19485'11"170ColoradoHouston, TX USA1413
5Jim BreechKApril 11, 19565'6"161CaliforniaSacramento, CA USA160
73Dave BrowningRDEAugust 18, 19566'5"245WashingtonSpokane, WA USA1616
82Larry BrunsonWRAugust 11, 19495'11"180MesaLittle Rock, AR USA110
87Dave CasperTESeptember 26, 19516'4"240Notre DameBemidji, MN USA1512
88Raymond ChesterTEJune 28, 19486'3"232Morgan St.Cambridge, MD USA1413
46Todd ChristensenTE-FBAugust 3, 19566'3"230BYUBellefonte, PA USA120
50Dave DalbyCOctober 19, 19506'3"247UCLAAlexandria, MN USA1615
79Bruce DavisT-GJune 21, 19566'6"287UCLARutherfordton, NC USA120
36Mike DavisSSApril 15, 19566'3"203ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA1613
8Ray GuyPDecember 22, 19496'3"195Southern MissSwainsboro, GA USA160
26Clarence HawkinsRBJuly 15, 19566'0"205Florida A&MTallahassee, FL USA70
37Lester HayesLCBJanuary 22, 19556'0"200Texas A&MHouston, TX USA1616
83Ted HendricksLOLBNovember 1, 19476'7"220Miami (FL)Guatemala City, Guatemala1616
57John HuddlestonLBApril 10, 19546'3"231UtahLos Angeles, CA USA160
11David HummQBApril 2, 19526'2"188NebraskaLas Vegas, NV USA160
42Monte JacksonDBJuly 14, 19535'11"193San Diego St.Sherman, TX USA83
31Derrick JensenRBApril 27, 19566'1"221Texas-ArlingtonWaukegan, IL USA168
58Monte JohnsonLILBOctober 26, 19516'4"239NebraskaDenver, CO USA1615
90Willie JonesDENovember 22, 19576'4"240Florida St.Dublin, GA USA163
62Reggie KinlawNTJanuary 9, 19576'2"245OklahomaMiami, FL USA162
70Henry LawrenceRTSeptember 26, 19516'4"272Florida A&MDanville, PA USA1616
53Rod MartinROLBApril 7, 19546'2"218USCWelch, WV USA1615
89Rich MartiniWRNovember 19, 19556'2"185California-DavisBerkeley, CA USA164
65Mickey MarvinGOctober 5, 19556'4"270TennesseePisgah Forest, NC USA22
43Ira MatthewsKRAugust 23, 19575'8"175WisconsinRockford, IL USA160
72John MatuszakDEOctober 25, 19506'8"272MissouriMilwaukee, WI USA122
68Dan MedlinGOctober 12, 19496'3"260North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA154
74Dave PearNTJune 1, 19536'2"250WashingtonVancouver, WA USA1616
47Charlie PhillipsDBDecember 22, 19526'2"215USCGreenville, MS USA163
77Charles PhilyawDEFebruary 25, 19546'9"276Texas SouthernShreveport, LA USA120
16Jim PlunkettQBDecember 5, 19476'3"220StanfordSan Jose, CA USA40
84Derrick RamseyTEDecember 23, 19566'4"230KentuckyHastings, FL USA163
35Terry RobiskieRBNovember 12, 19546'1"210LSUNew Orleans, LA USA31
34Booker RussellRBFebruary 28, 19566'2"223Texas St.Belton, TX USA160
78Art ShellLTNovember 26, 19466'5"265Md-Eastern ShoreCharleston, SC USA1111
12Ken StablerQBDecember 25, 19456'3"215AlabamaFoley, AL USA1616
80Joe StewartWRNovember 18, 19555'11"180MissouriEvanston, IL USA30
66Steve SylvesterRGMarch 4, 19536'4"260Notre DameCincinnati, OH USA1616
32Jack TatumFSNovember 18, 19485'10"200Ohio St.Cherryville, NC USA1616
67Pat ToomayLDEMay 17, 19486'5"247VanderbiltPomona, CA USA1413
63Gene UpshawLGAugust 15, 19456'5"255Texas A&M-KingsvilleRobstown, TX USA1616
30Mark van EeghenFBApril 19, 19526'2"223ColgateCambridge, MA USA1616
75John VellaTApril 21, 19506'4"258USCCleveland, OH USA110
41Phil VillapianoRILBFebruary 26, 19496'2"225Bowling GreenLong Branch, NJ USA1616
52Greg WestbrooksLBFebruary 24, 19536'2"215MesaChicago, IL USA40
22Arthur WhittingtonRBSeptember 4, 19555'11"185SMUCuero, TX USA97
45Henry WilliamsRCBDecember 2, 19565'10"180San Diego St.Greensboro, AL USA1613



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